"wonted" explores habitual sounds from daily routines, usually experienced as background. These sounds become the focus through warped and distorted perspectives until they are gradually revealed in their environment. There’s a juxtaposition between these activities and electronically sculpted sonorities that create underlining emotions behind the tasks at hand, invoking what might be there subconsciously.
Julia Mermelstein is a Toronto-based composer originally from Halifax. Her music deals with sound textures and subtle changes in timbre that reveal a sense of duality, creating seamless interactions between acoustic and electronic sound worlds. Julia’s compositions explore concepts of human connection and behaviour, buddhist philosophy, dance and movement throughout her work.
Deep Wireless 13 Online Album was produced by New Adventures in Sound Art (NAISA) for the 2018 edition of the annual Deep Wireless Festival of Radio & Transmission Art. The contents of the album were curated by NAISA from an international call for submissions on the theme Sonic Reflections.
Editions 9 through 13 of the Deep Wireless Compilation are available on NAISA's Soundcloud site. Previous compact disc editions can be heard online at naisa.ca/media-archive/compactdiscs/
Copyright of the works belongs to the artists who have agreed to have their work on NAISA's Soundcloud page.
Note that Deep Wireless 13 is not available for download. Community and public radio or internet broadcasters should contact NAISA directly for access to the works for airplay. Contact naisa@naisa.ca for more information.
Artistic Director: Darren Copeland
Executive Director: Nadene Thériault-Copeland
Image Illustration: Prashant Miranda